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The Harvard Political Review is America’s preeminent student journal of politics, policy, and culture. The HPR is written and published entirely by Harvard undergraduates and is housed at the Institute of Politics.

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    Affirmative Action in the Court

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 32:09


    **This podcast was originally published on the Harvard Political Review website on October 29th, 2022.**This Halloween, the Supreme Court will hear two cases on affirmative action involving the Students For Fair Admissions, Harvard, and the University of North Carolina. Listen in to learn from several legal experts about the history of affirmative action in the court, their opinions on its constitutionality, and what they believe will happen next.This podcast was written and produced by Gabriella Foulkes. The music in this podcast (1) (2) was created by PodcastAC and is licensed under Attribution 4.0 License. Leaves sound effect was created by dela.deb and is licensed under Attribution 3.0 License. Image by Ian Hutchinson is licensed under the Unsplash License.

    Conversation with Former Boston Mayor Kim Janey on Celebrating Black History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 23:18


    Reflect on the IOP's time with its Spring 2022 Resident Fellows in this conversation with former Boston Mayor Kim Janey on the importance of celebrating Black history. The music in this podcast is titled https://freesound.org/people/kjartan_abel/sounds/608392/ ("April Showers") and was created by Kjartan Abel. It is licensed under a https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode (Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 4.0 International License). Produced by Ella Foulkes.

    Mobilizing Young Voters: An Interview with Andy Roo Forrest and Genessa Krasnow

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 21:13


    Duncan O'Leary Glew sits down for an interview with Andy Roo Forrest and Genessa Krasnow of https://www.feelgoodvoting.org/ (Feel Good Voting), an issues-based media initiative dedicated to the advancement of social justice and environmental action.

    Humans of COVID-19: JASA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 13:07


    The Harvard Political Review's Swathi Kella speaks with Danielle Palmisano, the Senior Director of Intensive Services & Business Development for New York's JASA, to discuss how COVID-19 has affected senior citizens.

    Humans of COVID-19: Coronavirus in India

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 19:12


    The Harvard Political Review's Swathi Kella speaks with Ragini Malhotra, a high school student living in a city outside of New Delhi, to discuss how COVID-19 has affected her life and highlighted problems with inequality in the country.

    Humans of COVID-19: Global G.L.O.W.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 19:01


    The Harvard Political Review's Swathi Kella speaks with the Crystal Sprague, the executive director of Global G.L.O.W., to discuss how COVID-19 has affected the organization's programs to empower women. Learn more about Global G.L.O.W. at https://globalgirlsglow.org/ (https://globalgirlsglow.org) Email: info@globalgirlsglow.org Twitter: @https://soundcloud.com/globalgirlsglow (globalgirlsglow) To learn more about Global G.L.O.W. and its programming, check out this video, which showcases their girl leaders and how they are bringing forth positive change for girls in their communities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df_SHCKQJnw&list=PLvHB8Q0uNcpOlrGlXz4VmUkch9Lq8pPIZ&index=2&t=0s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df_SHCKQJnw&list=PLvHB8Q0uNcpOlrGlXz4VmUkch9Lq8pPIZ&index=2&t=0s)

    Post-Midterm Discussion with Congressman Joe Heck and Amy Dacey

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2018 29:02


    Following the 2018 midterm elections, HPR Associate Managing Editor Jacob Link sits down with Joe Heck, former Republican congressman from Nevada, and Amy Dacey, former CEO of the Democratic National Committee and former executive director of EMILY'S List, to discuss the election outcomes and what they mean for the future of America.

    The Experience Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2018 42:51


    In this edition of HPR Talk, we explore our covers topic “The Experience Economy”. In the first segment, Senior Multimedia Editor James Blanchfield sits down with Connor Schoen to discuss his article “Fighting for the Small Guy: The Challenges Facing Mexico's Tienditas”. Next, (beginning at 21:20) May Wang discusses the Flint water crisis in her article “The Engineered Crisis in Flint”. Finally, (beginning at 32:43) Alicia Zhang talks about a potential future for urban planning relating to her article “New Designs on the Block”.

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